Kenny Huang Is Yet To Bid For Liverpool

In a statement issued by Huang's Hong Kong-based public relations advisers Hill and Knowlton he said he had registered interest in buying the club but has made no formal bid.


Huang is still considered by chairman Martin Broughton as a potential buyer for the club, but his statement indicates unease at the widespread discussion of his approach for the club, which according to his UK public relations team was initially made to RBS, the club's bank. Huang suggests that speculation about his intentions "should be given very little credence" unless issued in his name by Hill and Knowlton.


The statement reads: "In response to widespread media reports that Kenny Huang had made a formal bid for Liverpool Football Club, Mr. Huang would like to emphasise that he has registered interest in investing in Liverpool FC but has made no formal bid.


"There has been much speculation and commentary from a wide array of people, many of whom have little knowledge of the facts. Unless there is a statement that specifically comes from Mr. Huang or his authorised representatives, which presently is solely Hill & Knowlton Hong Kong office, we would suggest such comments should be given little credence.


"At this point in time there is nothing further for Mr. Huang to announce. If there comes a time where this changes, we will make the appropriate announcements."


Huang's statement comes hours after Yahya Kirdi, a Syrian businessman, claimed to be in "advanced negotiations" with owners Tom Hicks and George Gillet, and investment banker Keith Harris said he was representing a "very serious" potential bidder for the club.